Although Dhurandhar: The Revenge is setting new benchmarks on the box office every day, the film is also being debated on, with a section of viewers calling it a propaganda vehicle for the ruling party. Now, actor-singer Piyush Mishra has given his two cents on the issue and has defended the film as “cinema.”
On March 28, Piyush attended the ongoing Delhi International Film Festival, and while interacting with the media there he came out in defence for Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar franchise. “There's a thin line between propaganda and cinema. For example, Dhurandhar. I loved that film. It has an amazing screenplay,” Piyush said in Hindi. He added, “That's actually what we call cinema. So, I liked Dhurandhar very much. You can't say that it was a propaganda film. It's just a film."
A few days ago, actor Anupam Kher also took a sharp dig at the people who labelled the film as propaganda, stating that they should be ashamed of themselves.
In a video posted on his Instagram handle, Anupam said, "People who are saying it's about jingoism and that it is a propaganda film… I feel so sad for them. I feel pity for them. Initially, before I watched the film, I got angry because they tried to call The Kashmir Files a propaganda film…People who call it a propaganda film should be ashamed of themselves… Aapse bardash nahi hota toh, aap bhi aisi film bana lo (If you can't tolerate such a movie, go and make such a film)... Put some money and hire some writers.”
While Dhurandhar is running in theatres, films like Santosh, Voice of Hind Rajab and Panjab ’95, which go contrary to the majority opinion, face CBFC hurdles.
Dhurandhar 2 stars Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi and Sara Arjun.
